'Empire' actor attacked in possible hate crime, police say

CHICAGO - Chicago police have opened a hate crime investigation after a cast member of the television show "Empire" alleged he was attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him and physically attacked him.Police say 36-year-oldJussie Smollett reported being attacked while walking downtown around 2 a.m. Tuesday.Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says Smollett reported that two men approached him and began shouting the racial and homophobic slurs at him. He says they then struck h